Chancellor's Cabinet meeting recap

The Chancellor’s Cabinet, which is made up of representatives from MCC’s officers and governance groups, met on Aug. 24.

Several members of the cabinet attended the Governor’s Summit on Higher Education. A short discussion was held by members who attended the summit. Many commented about the state budget projections for the next few years. The Missouri budget will be $400 to $500 million short next fiscal year and the potential for cuts across state government, including higher education, will be substantial.

Chancellor Mark James remarked that even if the economy miraculously recovered overnight; state funding would be limited based on the Hancock Amendment. The amendment puts a cap on a levy increase beyond the level that it was prior to the recession, unless approved by the voters.

MCC-Business & Technology President Debbie Goodall commented on the administrative efficiency items Governor Nixon charged to Missouri educators. A discussion of collaboration among Missouri colleges focused on two main items: developmental math and common course numbering.

The group of attendees agreed the most inspirational take away from the summit was speaker Dewayne Matthews; vice president for strategy at the Lumina Foundation (begins at 1:24:17 of the video). Craig Bartholomaus commented that Matthews’s presentation reminded educators the importance of why we do what we do.

Other items of interest from the meeting:
*The MCC Board of Trustees will meet on Aug. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Administrative Center
*Tuesday Stanley reported enrollment is up 6% from last fall (unduplicated head count)
*MCC has over 20,000 students enrolled
*The percentage of student loan amount has decreased (per person) from 26 percent last fall to 24 percent this semester.

To see all the speakers of the Governor’s Summit on Higher Education visit: mms://wmvstream.dese.mo.gov\governoreducationsummit